Generative music is defined as "endless music created by a system."
It’s a never-ending, constantly changing soundscape created by a computer.
It’s like wind chimes. The actual sounds of the metal or wooden tubes are chosen by the person who makes them. When they are hung, then the energy of the wind creates an ongoing and unpredictable soundscape of the tubes being tapped.
Generative music is like wind chimes, only with a lot more choice and creative options.
The term “Generative music” was coined by Brian Eno in 1996 when he released “Generative Music 1.”
Brian Eno is a musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist who pioneered electronic ambient music and generative music. His immensely creative and influential career includes collaborations with many of the most well known musicians of our times.
Eno’s work has inspired many others to creatively explore this type of soundscape.
So can you!
Check out this You Tube video of the designer of Otomata, Generative Online Sound Sequencer showing you how it works.
The cool thing about this program is that you need no musical background to play with it.
Just your ears and your computer, phone, or ipad. And your own natural ability to PLAY.
These are creative musical toys offering fun with creating your own music!!
Click the link below to check it out for yourself.
www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata
Here is another one called “Circuli” that works like popping sound bubbles:
www.earslap.com/projectslab/circuli
Have fun playing! Keep me posted on your favorite compositions!